Senior Tory warns PM risks becoming ‘former occupant of No 10’ over Paterson
“Constituents have been rightly appalled by what they have seen. One system for MPs, another for the public.”
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson is a British politician and writer serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since July 2019. He was Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 2016-2018 and Mayor of London 2008-2016. Johnson has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Uxbridge and South Ruislip since 2015 and was previously MP for Henley from 2001 to 2008. He has been described as adhering to the ideology of one-nation and national conservatism.
“Constituents have been rightly appalled by what they have seen. One system for MPs, another for the public.”
He told BBC Radio 4’s Today that there was an arrogance at the heart of the government, a "general whiff of 'we are the masters now'."
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Major said the dangerous move would be "silly politics" to placate "extreme Brexiteers".
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The ex-PM said the Owen Paterson affair was “shameful” and had trashed the reputation of Parliament.
Hislop dissected the Paterson affair in a cutting minute of television. Must-watch.
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The Green politician said there is a “bigger problem” than the lobbying scandal involving Tory MP Owen Paterson.
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